From: peter michaux <porkproducts@home.com>

So I just found a really old 6/12 V battery charger in the garage: "The
Silver Beauty"

I plugged it into a 118 Vac wall outlet and got the following readings on my
digital multimeter

in 12V mode
DC 11.9V
AC 5.58V

in 6V mode
DC 7.13V
AC 3.29V

it doesn't look like there is a capacitor in there. Can someone explain to
me why there are both AC and DC readings?

Is the output signal even rectified?

Thanks,
Peter